10-27-2014, 09:18 AM | #46 |
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Since you have some of those early kindles, the K1, K2 and K3, you are in a position to compare the implementation of the page turn buttons on the early kindles to the implementation of the buttons on the new voyage. What do you think? Did the old ones have it right and the new voyage show that amazon does not learn from past experience? Or did the new voyage get it right while the old ones were simply practice for the page turn buttons on the voyage.
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10-27-2014, 10:05 AM | #47 |
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10-27-2014, 10:07 AM | #48 |
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10-27-2014, 10:57 AM | #49 |
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I have no issues with the page turn buttons whatsoever. They work just like they are supposed to. I get no lag with the "back" turn or the "forward" turn, and I am not getting any accidental turns. I'm glad there are no bumps or any other raised surfaces that would mar the fit and finish of this beautiful device. Once you get used to the page turns, your fingers know where they are without having to feel around.
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If I get a Voyage, I'll consider trying that. Wouldn't a tap also work, or would that risk starting a highlight or something?
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I occasionally hold it in both hands and haven't had one that way either. Even when I read with my thumbs resting on the zones, it doesn't turn pages unless I want it to. Are you holding it by just squeezing it with two fingers? That might do it, although I am curious as to how you were tapping the screen to turn pages without dropping it. If your grip allows you to lift you thumb without dropping it, than I can't understand how your thumb is pressing hard enough to turn pages when you don't want it to. |
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IMO only, the KV buttons are really dogs. I prefer the function of those older buttons to the KV. I think the KV is Amazon seeking to find an answer to the button question in a touchscreen world. They didn't find it for me. I turned them off and kept them off, despite numerous attempts to use them. For me, they just aren't where they need to be, technologically speaking. The touch interface is much faster than the buttons and they way they were designed makes them useless with the way I hold my Kindles and read.
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Buttons are nice, but I quickly got past not having them on a Nook ST. Well, actually it does have buttons, but they are so awful I wouldn't dream of using them.
I picked up an old PRS-650 and it was kinda weird having buttons again, though not in a bad way. Re: not page turning in landscape mode, and not scrolling menus, etc. It shows Amazon got a basic version of the software out the door, and presumably will extend it later. I suppose that makes sense. There's less that can go wrong. Either that, or they simply are working on a tight deadline for release before xmas. |
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